Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Penance by Kanae Minato

14 reviews

blue_reader's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a written tragedy that you can not look away. It's so well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

circadroid's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

_nne's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

dosxhime's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Incest, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Self harm

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, and Infertility

ktrain3900's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

While the conversational-slash-confessional style didn't always quite work for me, and things seemed to happen a bit too neatly in places, overall I enjoyed this book and consumed it pretty quickly. The story, of four girls made to believe the murder of a new friend was committed on their watch, was fascinating. An account of the murder comes together as we hear from each girl (now in their mid-20s) as well as the victim's mother, and we learn what became of each of them and how the murder affected each of them. This is where the book shines, in my opinion: in how the past is pieced together and built in the present, as we learn not just who the murderer is (and his motivation), but who the girls, the mother, and the victim are. The slim last chapter was beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Child death, and Suicide

There is one pretty graphic description of the victim's body after she's been murdered but I found all other potentially triggering topics to be covered either briefly or as tastefully as possible. It all worked in service to the story hence only selecting "minor" for each.

enflowery's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide

daepyonimst's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Suicide

biaseelaender's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Classism, Child abuse, Incest, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, and Stalking

august_18's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Body shaming, Car accident, and Sexism